Balloon toy



1. TABACCO.

BALLOON TOY.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30. 1920.-

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

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JOHN TABACCO, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

BALLOON TOY.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN TABACCO, now a subject of Italy, residing atRochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Balloon Toys, of which the following is aspecification This invention relates to a toy, the principal object ofthe invention being to provide a wind wheel and a balloon with means forinflating the balloon and causing the escaping air therefrom to rotatethe wind wheel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tubular member, to oneend of which the balloon is fastened, and to which the arm is connectedwhich supports the wind wheel, said tube also supporting a flexible tubewhich is blown through for inflating the balloon.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure lis an elevation of the device with parts broken away.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 3 is a detail view.

In these views 1 indicates a metal tube of conical shape, to the largeend of which the mouth of the balloon 2 is secured. an arm 3 is suitablysecured to said tub and this arm extends to a point well in front of thesmall end of the tube where it is provided with an upright portion hichsupports a pin wheel 4. A nipple 5 is connected with the tube 1intermediate its ends and this nipple receives the end of a flexibletube 6.

The lower end of the tube receives the mouth piece 7' which is providedwith a check valve 8.

It will thus be seen that by blowing Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 4., 1921.

1920. Serial No. 400,032.

through the tube 6 the balloon will be inflated, the small end of thetube 1 being so small as to retard the passage of air therethrough, thuspermitting the balloon to be inflated. The air escaping through thissmall end will strike the pin wheel and cause the same to revolve andafter the balloon is inflated and the person ceases to blow through thetube 6 the air escaping from said balloon will continue to rotate thepin wheel. If desired I may provide a valve 9 for closing the small endof the tube 1 so that the balloon may be held inflated for a timewithout rotating the wheel. Then by opening this valve the air willescape from the balloon and revolve the wheel.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

IVhat I claim is:

l. A device of the class described comprising a tube, a balloonconnected with one end thereof, an arm having one end connected with thetube, a wheel supported by said arm in front of the other end of thetube, a tube having one end connected with the first mentioned tubeintermediate its ends, a mouth-piece and check valve carried by saidsecond tube and a valve in the first mentioned tube located between theopen end thereof and the connection of the second tube.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tube, a balloonconnected with one end thereof, an arm supported by the tube having anupright portion at one end, a pin wheel supported by said uprightportion in front of the other end of the tube, a flexible tube havingone end connected with the first mentioned tube and a mouth piece andcheck valve carried by said flexible tube.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN TABACCO.

